Episode 6996

Australian Air Date: 30th October 2018
UK Air Date: 7th January 2019
Writer: Alexandra Cullen
Director: David Gould
Cat No: HAAW31-079

Raffy feels humiliated after her seizure was live-streamed. Neil delivers another bombshell ultimatum to Colby. Jasmine decides on taking the next step with Robbo.

Extended Summary

Jasmine surprises Robbo as he’s looking over a class on the headland. She cosies up to him but he protests that he’s busy, keeping an eye on the trainer, and says he’ll meet her in an hour. Jasmine says if it’s half an hour she’ll make it worth his while. Down on the beach, Brody and Ziggy run over to where Raffy is lying. Brody says she’s wet herself. John and Marilyn also arrive. Marilyn calls for an ambulance while Ziggy sees the phone is still streaming what’s going on and shuts it down.

Robbo is leaving the gym: Jasmine sends him a text saying “Tic toc” and he texts back saying “Give me 20 minutes.” Tori comes in and says she called the clinic and seven embryos have been fertilised. Robbo is confused since there were fifteen eggs. Tori explains not all eggs are successfully fertilised and not all embryos become viable: Hopefully they will implant one and freeze the others. She leaves him as he gets another text from Jasmine with a winky face. At home, Tori is greeted by Leah who tells her about Raffy. Down on the beach, John and Marilyn look after Raffy while Brody and Ziggy stand apart. Tori calls Brody who says Raffy is conscious but not very responsive and the ambulance is taking an age. Tori tells him to look after her but he doesn’t want to crowd her. Tori says she needs her big brother so Brody takes over from John and Marilyn.

Colby arrives at the caravan park and Chelsea can see by his expression that his chat with Neil didn’t go well. She is fine about marrying without Neil’s approval. She offers to talk to Neil but Colby says if she doesn’t care then he doesn’t. Chelsea offers to take his mind off things. At the Diner flat, Robbo gives Jasmine a precise of what Tori told him. He is worried that there are no guarantees it will work. Colby comes in and apologises for interrupting before asking them to join him and Chelsea for a drink later. Robbo is reluctant but Jasmine convinces him.

Justin arrives at the hospital, joining Tori, Brody and a recovering Raffy. Raffy is slightly confused: She’s realised she had a seizure but doesn’t remember anything that led up to it, although she vaguely remembers being angry with Brody. Brody tells her not to worry about it. After she’s been taken for a scan however, Brody tells Justin it’s his fault: He upset her by posting about her epilepsy. He also explains about her seizure being streamed live. At the Diner, Ziggy tells John, Marilyn and Leah that Raffy’s fine and will have visitors soon. Leah is worried about the comments on Raffy’s video, including one accusing her of attention seeking and one making rude remarks about her accident. Ziggy tries to use Raffy’s phone to delete it but finds the phone is locked.

Ziggy arrives at the hospital as Tori is reassuring Raffy. She calls Brody out of the room. Brody feels guilty that he froze. Ziggy tells him about the comments and that the video is still on Raffy’s feed but Brody doesn’t want to tell Raffy. He suggests trying to guess her pin but Ziggy says you only get a few guesses before you’re locked out. Going back in, Brody tries to get Raffy to tell him the lock code without giving information but she is instantly suspicious. Justin tells him to tell her. Later, Raffy is upset as she looks over the comments. Justin and Tori convince her to delete the video. Brody says Coco has texted wanting to visit but Raffy doesn’t want to see her or Ryder, despite optimistic suggestions they might not have seen it. Tori wants to keep Raffy in overnight but she says she wants to go home and sleep in her own bed.

Chelsea is on the balcony at Salt, leaving an angry phone message for Neil about him ignoring her calls. Colby joins her and is surprised to find what she’s been doing out there. They rejoin Robbo and Jasmine. Chelsea starts drinking heavily but claims she never gets hangovers. Soon after though, she is drunkenly rambling about how Robbo and Jasmine will have beautiful babies together; Jasmine wryly notes that she doesn’t need to be involved. Robbo gets a text but tells Jasmine it’s nothing. Chelsea gets up and starts dancing; Colby decides to take her home and Robbo and Jasmine decide to go too.

As the four exit the surf club, Jasmine reminds Chelsea of her earlier comment and she insists she can beat her in a race to the lighthouse in the morning. She then rushes off intent on a night-time swim. Colby goes after her, pointedly telling Robbo and Jasmine he’ll stay over with her so they’ll have the place to themselves. Robbo wants to take advantage but Jasmine knows the text was from Tori and doesn’t think it’s a good idea while he’s got other things on his mind. Meanwhile, Colby and Chelsea walk back to the caravan park. Colby suspects Chelsea cares more about Neil than she let on but Chelsea insists she’s going to marry him. Then she says she’s going to be sick.

Tori is in the hospital corridor; Justin joins her and says Raffy’s okay. Tori explains they’re down to only four embryos and it’s not certain any of them will be ready for implantation. She isn’t looking forward to telling Robbo. Soon after, Justin, Tori and Raffy arrive home. Raffy instantly goes to have a shower. Tori and Justin discuss both Raffy and Brody’s reaction to events. After Tori has also gone to bed, Justin knocks on the bathroom door. Raffy eventually calls out an answer and says she’s fine but Justin isn’t convinced and says he’s coming in. He finds Raffy crying and hugs her.

Next morning, Colby meets Neil near the Diner. Neil isn’t happy about Chelsea getting drunk, blaming him, but Colby refuses to leave her. Neil says he knows where Bella is and didn’t get the information from the police database. Colby deduces that Neil will only tell him if he stays away from Chelsea. Neil agrees that he has to choose Chelsea or Bella.

Guest Cast

CHELSEA CAMPBELL (ASHLEIGH BREWER)
NEIL CAMPBELL (STEVE NATION)